The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to develop into a vegetable and fruit hobby farm.
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Precipitation Compared to Historical Distribution (Prairie Region)
November 1, 2010 to January 20, 2011
Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canadas National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies.
Record Dry
Extremely Low (0-10) Very Low (10-20) Low (20-40)
Mid-Range (40-60) High (60-80)
Very High (80-90)
Extremely High (90-100) Record Wet
Extent of Agricultural Land Lakes and Rivers
Produced using near real-time data that has undergone initial quality control. The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data availability and data errors.
Created: 01/21/11
With all the talk about deep snow cover across the Prairies so far this winter, I thought we should take a look
at the amount of precipitation compared to historical averages. From the map you can see a good portion
of Saskatchewan and Alberta has experienced high to extremely high amounts of precipitation so far this
winter. Further east in Manitoba, amounts drop off, with a good portion of this region experiencing low to
record-low amounts.
